‘Stateless’ Olympians

FOUR athletes without countries are competing under the Olympic flag.

The Olympic flag is raised during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games []

Sailor Philipine van Aanholt, 400m sprinter Liemarvin Bonevacia and judoka Reginald de Windt are from the former Netherlands Antilles, while marathon runner Guor Marial is a stateless refugee after fleeing from South Sudan.